NASA knew it was in for a grim 12 months. In early Might the White Home printed a preliminary price range that proposed drastic cuts within the company’s funding, from $24.8bn to $18.8bn. That might convey it to its lowest stage, when adjusted for inflation, in a number of a long time, with the company’s scientific work taking the brunt. On Might thirtieth the company was given the total particulars, as a more moderen model of the price range spelled out precisely the place the axe would fall.